Raúl Alfredo Noriega Escobar (nicknamed "Pavo", born 4 January 1970 in

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) is a former

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

ian international football player who made 27 appearances for the Ecuador national team between 1988 and 1997.rsssf: Ecuador record international footballers
/ref> He played as a

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Club career

Noriego played the majority of his club career with

Barcelona Sporting Club Barcelona Sporting Club () is an Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil, known best for its professional football team. Internationally known as Barcelona de Ecuador, in Ecuador it is simply referred as Barcelona, El Idolo (BSC) or Barce. T ...

in Ecuador, but he did have short spells with

Boca Juniors Club Atlético Boca Juniors () is an Argentine sports club headquartered in La Boca, a neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its promotion in 1913, has always played in the A ...

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and

Cúcuta Deportivo Cúcuta Deportivo Fútbol Club S. A. is a professional Colombian football club based in Cúcuta, which plays in the Categoria Primera B. The club was officially founded on 10 September 1924, and its first appearance in a professional league wa ...

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. On 24 January 2009, Noriega retired from professional football after a friendly match between

and

Millonarios Millonarios Fútbol Club is a professional Colombian football team based in Bogotá, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the El Campín stadium. Millonarios was initially created in 1937 by students f ...

of Colombia.

International career

Honours

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1970 births Living people Footballers from Guayaquil Men's association football defenders Ecuadorian men's footballers Ecuador men's international footballers 1993 Copa América players 1995 Copa América players Barcelona S.C. footballers Boca Juniors footballers Cúcuta Deportivo footballers C.D. Universidad Católica del Ecuador footballers Ecuadorian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Ecuadorian Serie A players Argentine Primera División players {{Ecuador-footy-defender-stub